His songs, for generations of listeners, provided community, solace, and a sense of understanding. Sly Stone, 1969. If you want to see my aunt Pam stop what she’s doing and dance, play Sly and the ...

Sylvester Stewart — known to most of the world as Sly Stone, who passed away at 82 on Monday — was one of the most important musicians not only of the rock-soul era — because his music combined both, ...

Some songs become more than the textbook definition of a hit because they do more than encourage a sing-along moment. Some records stop the world. Some help reshape a perspective. And others become ...

Out of the thousands of songs produced under the rock umbrella, a select few standouts have truly stood the test of time. In April, Ultimate Classic Rock ranked the 100 best rock songs of all time, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sly Stone was a radio DJ before he found fame with Sly and the Family Stone. - Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images One day ...

Very few acts delivered the kind of musical versatility of Sly And The Family Stone. With Sly Stone at the helm as the chief songwriter and musical maestro, the band could change up their approach ...

At this point, the band had not yet signed with Epic Records. The release of their debut album A Whole New Thing was just-over seven months away. "Dance to the Music" would – in its second wind, ...

Few hit singles have managed to represent what the act that recorded it was all about as well as “Everyday People” by Sly And The Family Stone. The 1968 hit not only summed up the group’s ethos, but ...

It’s hard to “fight the power” and win, but 59 years ago, Sly Stone managed to walk away with the W. One of his greatest. Facing label pressure to abandon his psychedelic sound in favor of a more ...

All sub-genres of rock music dominated the mainstream in the late 20th century. Out of the thousands of songs produced under the rock umbrella, a select few standouts have truly stood the test of time ...